Alumni Directory

Alumni Directory

The Postsecondary State Career Technical Education Leaders Fellowship at Advance CTE sponsored by ECMC Foundation Alumni are addressing the current challenges associated with providing high-quality CTE programming to all postsecondary learners. Based on their extensive backgrounds in education and participation in the Fellowship, these postsecondary CTE leaders offer a nuanced perspective on program and institutional administrative practices and policies.

The alumni of the first two cohorts of the Fellowship are from varied postsecondary positions from deans of departments at community colleges, four-year university instructors, and associate state postsecondary CTE directors to adult education administrators housed in K-12 institutions. a They are mid-career CTE professionals with a clear goal of postsecondary state leadership. 

Meet our Alumni

Connect with some of the brightest and greatest minds in postsecondary CTE and workforce development

Associate Professor
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE, CTE Faculty Preparation Workforce Leadership & Development

CTE Special Project and JAG State Coordinator
Areas of expertise:

Perkins Compliance, Grant Management, Career and leadership Development, Program Management, Secondary and Postsecondary Education
Postsecondary Transitions

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE, Apprenticeships, Strategic Planning Industry Partnerships

Dean
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary enrollment
Postsecondary completion and success for API college students

Director of Inclusive Excellence and Adjunct
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE,
Wraparound services for underserved student groups, with an emphasis on recent immigrants, refugees, and first-gen student populations,
Strategies to advance student success, belonging, and retention,
Student Leadership Development,
Strategic Plan Outcomes Assessment,
Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Director, Strategic Initiatives
Areas of expertise:

Dual Enrollment Data, Research, Perkins, Career Pathways

Interim Associate Vice President of Workforce Education | Director of Corporate Training
Areas of expertise:

Justice-involved youth
Postsecondary CTE Programs

Consultant
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE
Adult learning
Industry Engagement

Special Programs Administrator
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE
STEM

Program Director, Workforce Instruction
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE
Adult Learners
Workforce Alignment

Provost and Chief Campus Officer, Health Sciences
Areas of expertise:

Instructor Preparation
Postsecondary CTE Programs
Equal Access Initiatives

Assistant Director
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE
Apprenticeship
Student Advising

Assistant Dean
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE Programs
Student retention and outcomes strategies

Director, Career Education Programs & Workforce Partnerships
Areas of expertise:

Workforce Alignment, Justice-involved Learners, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Program Development, Apprenticeships & Work-Based Learning, Perkins V

Director of Workforce Development
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE
Workforce ecosystem
Workforce development
Career Pathways

Associate Director of Admissions
Areas of expertise:

Professional Development and DEI Training for Postsecondary CTE Administrators, supporting non-binary, LGBTQIA, Latinx, low SES, and other marginalized students

Program Specialist
Areas of expertise:

Rural education
Postsecondary CTE Programs
Nontraditional learners

Program Director, Trades and Technical Studies
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE
Postsecondary transition

Deputy Executive Director, Education and Labor Cabinet, Office of Adult Education
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE

Director of Customized Training, Short-Term Credentials & Apprenticeships
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE

Education Specialist
Areas of expertise:

Nontraditional student enrollment
Perkins Compliance

National CTE Trainer
Areas of expertise:

Postsecondary CTE Programs, Adult learners and Continuing Education, Work-based Learning & Industry Recognized Credentials

Education Consultant Counseling, Career Development
Areas of expertise:

Career Counseling
Career Pathways
Dual Enrollment

Director for Career and Technical Education
Areas of expertise:

Justice-involved adults
Postsecondary CTE Programs

Advance CTE Fellows are gaining the skills and connections to pursue state leadership positions and advance high-quality state postsecondary CTE systems.